Communique

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of communiqué. alt-of, alternative

    "A Defense Ministry communique said 40 Communist craft were sighted Tuesday off Peikantang, a tiny island in the Matsu group, but fled when the island's guns opened fire. The Matsus are off the Red port of Foochow, opposite the northern tip of Formosa."

  2. 2
    an official report (usually sent in haste) wordnet

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"The Americans intercepted a German communique during the XYZ Affair."

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